Latest Trial Court News
Arizona man convicted of killing son granted new trial
28, 2012 03:13 PM Inadmissible testimony by a medical examiner and juror misconduct prompted a Maricopa County Superior Court judge to grant a new trial to a man convicted of killing his 5-year-old son in 2004. Jeffrey Martinson, 45, was accused of
Updated: 03/28/2012 06:22P
US judge set to decide on Strauss-Kahn sex case
The civil suit, seeking unspecified damages, "must be dismissed," attorney Amit Mehta said in New York state court. A lawyer for Nafissatou Diallo, the Manhattan hotel maid whose accusation of sexual assault triggered the spectacular downfall of a man
Updated: 03/28/2012 06:21P
US judge set to decide on Strauss-Kahn sex case
The civil suit, seeking unspecified damages, "must be dismissed," attorney Amit Mehta said in New York state court. A lawyer for Nafissatou Diallo, the Manhattan hotel maid whose accusation of sexual assault triggered the spectacular downfall of a man
Updated: 03/28/2012 06:21P
Teen Shawn Tyson found guilty of murder
During the trial the court heard Shawn Tyson, now 17, killed them after trying to rob them. In a statement the families of both men said they were satisfied with the verdict. They said the brutal killings of their son had been given their own life
Updated: 03/28/2012 06:18P
Strauss-Kahn Civil Case Opens in New York
After failing to persuade a criminal court judge that Dominique Strauss-Kahn was guilty of sexually assaulting her, Nafissatou Diallo and her lawyers are trying again, this time in a civil court. The first hearing in the civil suit against the disgra
Updated: 03/28/2012 06:15P
Strauss-Kahn Civil Case Opens in New York
After failing to persuade a criminal court judge that Dominique Strauss-Kahn was guilty of sexually assaulting her, Nafissatou Diallo and her lawyers are trying again, this time in a civil court. The first hearing in the civil suit against the disgra
Updated: 03/28/2012 06:15P
Accused N. Calif. serial killer gets legal help
Joseph Naso had been representing himself in the quadruple murder case. But he showed up in Marin County Superior Court on Wednesday with his new advisory counsel, Michael Marowitz. The Marin Independent Journal reports ( http://bit.ly/Hf5DUp) that the
Updated: 03/28/2012 06:13P
Man charged in serial killings of 4 women around Northern Calif. gets some
Joseph Naso had been representing himself in the quadruple murder case. But he showed up in Marin County Superior Court on Wednesday with his new advisory counsel, Michael Marowitz. The Marin Independent Journal reports (http://bit.ly/Hf5DUp ) that the
Updated: 03/28/2012 06:10P
Former B.C. teacher Deborah Ashton found not guilty of sex with student
By Natalie Appleton, For Postmedia News March 28, 2012 6:03 PM VERNON, BC — Deborah Louise Ashton sobbed Wednesday when Justice Alison Beames found the former teacher and basketball coach not guilty of sex-related charges involving a 13-year-old male
Updated: 03/28/2012 06:10P
Former BC teacher Deborah Ashton found not guilty of sex with student
By Natalie Appleton, For Postmedia News March 28, 2012 6:03 PM VERNON, BC — Deborah Louise Ashton sobbed Wednesday when Justice Alison Beames found the former teacher and basketball coach not guilty of sex-related charges involving a 13-year-old male
Updated: 03/28/2012 06:10P